Chapter 4897

“It’s nothing serious, just a piece of cake for me!”

“But this ladder only acts as a guide. I have no control over how you’ll reach the heaven realm or where you’ll be sent once you get there.”

“So, if you ascend with your current cultivation level and don’t have a strong backer in heaven, surviving will be extremely difficult,” the old man warned Kai.

After all, a cultivator who has just become an immortal trying to survive in the heaven realm would have a hard time fitting in.

“Thank you for the warning, Senior. With my strength, surviving in heaven won’t be too difficult.”

“Besides, I have Master Hu accompanying me. I hope you’ll allow him to enter the white light of the great path and ascend to heaven with me,” Kai said, pointing to Hu Mazi.

The old man glanced at Hu Mazi, his brow furrowing slightly before speaking in surprise, “Immortal bones? Are you a reincarnated being?”

Hu Mazi nodded. “I’ve reincarnated five times, and only in this life have I recovered the memories of my past.”

“Sigh… I can’t imagine what grave mistake you must’ve made to be punished with five reincarnations,” the old man said with a sigh.

After all, immortals can abandon and reconstruct their physical bodies through their souls. They can be sealed and have their cultivation suppressed.

But no immortal willingly chooses the pain of reincarnation.

To an immortal, becoming a mortal and living an ordinary life is a painful ordeal.

And Hu Mazi had endured that suffering across five lifetimes.

“Do you know Fairy Yuwei?” Hu Mazi suddenly asked.

“Of course,” the old man replied. “Fairy Yuwei is known as the coldest and most beautiful immortal among the Twelve Heavens. Many immortals from higher planes have come seeking a glimpse of her, only to be turned away.”

“To many, Fairy Yuwei is a divine figure—an untouchable goddess. She was also the goddess of my heart. Unfortunately, a thousand years ago, she was drugged and lost her purity.”
“Since then, Fairy Yuwei seemed to become a completely different person. She began to fall into darkness—I’ve heard she’s now a demoness.”

“The man who took Fairy Yuwei’s virginity was truly despicable. Countless immortals and demons descended to the Sixth Heaven just to hunt him down!”

“But ironically, that man was also envied by many. After all, he managed to be with the goddess who lived in the hearts of thousands!”

The old man’s eyes grew distant, full of nostalgia as he reminisced about the past.

As Kai listened, he couldn’t help but glance at Hu Mazi. He had a strong feeling that the man in the story was him.

The old man suddenly froze, as if he had come to a realization. He stared at Hu Mazi and asked, “Was it you?”

Hu Mazi smiled and nodded. “That’s right. But the rumors back then weren’t true. Fairy Yuwei took the initiative to dual cultivate with me. I was quite dashing and charming at the time—though I admit I was a bit fickle.”

“When she discovered that I had practiced dual cultivation with other fairies, she flew into a rage, spread false rumors, and incited the masses to hunt me down!”

“Eventually, I was punished with five lifetimes of reincarnation, enduring endless suffering,” Hu Mazi explained.

“Impossible! There’s no way Fairy Yuwei would take the initiative. She’s pure, aloof, and revered—she’s the goddess in the hearts of so many!” the old man exclaimed in disbelief.

“What do you know?” Hu Mazi scoffed. “The goddess you worship might just be a woman others have long since tired of.”

“My brother here knows best. He’s practiced dual cultivation with dozens of women—many of whom were goddesses in the eyes of others. But to him? He’s already bored of it.”

Hu Mazi gave Kai a pat on the shoulder as he spoke.

Kai thought about it and realized it wasn’t far from the truth.

The old man seemed shaken, his expression turning dark. With a wave of his hand, he snapped, “Go, go! Now that you’re leaving, I’ll be on my way too!”

He was clearly devastated by the idea that the goddess he idolized might have willingly chosen someone like Hu Mazi.

Kai and Hu Mazi stepped into the guiding white light.

In that instant, the old man vanished, and the ladder to heaven disappeared from the heavenly world—never to descend again.